HISTORICAL COMMISSION TEXAS PRESERVATION GUIDELINES REMEMBERING TEXAS GUIDELINES FOR HISTORICAL RESEARCH

Texans boast a unique history. As the state agency for historic

preservation, the Texas AUSTIN HISTORY CENTER, #C00208

World War l Victory Parade, Congress Avenue, Austin, 1919 Historical Commission works with citizens throughout the state to identify, interpret and preserve our heritage. We look forward to your contributions to preserving Texas’ heritage. INTRODUCTION 2) Subject markers commemorate topics significant in our state’s history. Solely educational in nature, Texans boast a unique history. As the state agency they carry no restrictions. Criteria for subject markers: for historic preservation, the Texas Historical Historic persons are deceased for at least 20 years Commission (THC) works with citizens throughout Historic events occurred at least 30 years ago the state to identify, interpret and preserve our her- Institutions, organizations, festivals, communities, itage. This publication explains the criteria, research church congregations, etc. were established at least methods and documentation necessary to apply for 75 years ago. Tan Official Texas Historical Marker or listing in the National Register of Historic Places, programs Significance within local, state, regional or national administered by the THC. Properties may qualify for history must be demonstrated for topics commemo- either or both designations, but at this time separate rated by subject markers. application forms are required. 3) Historic Texas Cemetery markers commemorate OFFICIAL TEXAS HISTORICAL MARKERS historic cemeteries more than 50 years old that are formally designated as Historic Texas Cemeteries. Three types of markers commemorate Texas history: Markers are not required for designated cemeteries 1) The Recorded Texas Historic Landmark (RTHL) but are available for purchase as an interpretive tool. honors historic properties more than 50 years old Information regarding Historic Texas Cemetery that merit preservation for their architectural and his- designation and application requirements may be torical associations. Eligible properties include houses, requested from the THC’s History Programs commercial buildings, churches and synagogues, Division. bridges, courthouses, schools and other institutional facilities. Once RTHLs are designated, THC staff review any proposed exterior alterations.

The Waco Suspension Bridge, McLennan County, c.1880. Symbols of past achievements, landmarks may be commemorated by historical CENTER FOR AMERICAN HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN markers and listing in the National Register. This bridge reflects developments in engineering technology during the late -19th century that coincided with Waco’s emergence as a regional trading center. Waco 1880

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The National Register of Historic Places (NR) acknowledges properties significant in American history, architecture and archeology. Buildings, structures, sites, objects and historic districts are eligible for listing if significance at the local, state or national level can be demonstrated. Like RTHLs, a property listed in the NR must be at least 50 years old, retain its historic appearance with few alterations and merit preservation for its historical and architec- tural associations. For more information, see the THC booklet, Guidelines for Listing your Property in the National Register of Historic Places. TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION

Panna Maria Cemetery, Karnes County. Historic cemeteries often survive as tangible reminders of early settlements. They can be designated as Historic Texas Cemeteries and under certain circumstances may be listed in the National Register.

This distinctive grave marker represents the contributions of Polish immigrants to the settlement of Texas during the 19th century. TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Amarillo 1910

Portrait, c.1910. Melissa Dora Oliver-Eakle, shown here with her daughter, built a successful business empire in the . A subject marker commemorates her significant contributions to Amarillo’s early-20th-century prosperity, including the development of a neighborhood listed as a National Register historic district. grants to the settlement of Texas dur- ing the 19th century. 3 Texas Mill Company complex, McKinney, Collin

County. Published by the CENTER FOR AMERICAN HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN Sanborn Fire FORMULATING A RESEARCH PLAN Company throughout the late- 19th and early-20th centuries, Before you begin writing, formulate a research plan. Sanborn maps are invaluable Applications for historical designation require research tools. Revealing documentation of the significance of the property or topic to be commemorated. Typically, this takes the patterns of development and form of a well-researched narrative history based on building evolution, they are historic records. Three essential steps should guide useful to community historians your research project: and building researchers alike. This 1920 view of one of DEFINE OBJECTIVES McKinney’s cotton processing CONDUCT RESEARCH facilities demonstrates that SYNTHESIZE AND ANALYZE worker housing was incorporated We recommend you follow these steps for your into the industrial complex. research project. Additional assistance may be found in the publications listed in APPENDIX C on page 13. DEFINE OBJECTIVES on collecting information that explains the signifi- Your objective is to document the significance of cance of your property or topic. Every fact you your property or topic. To do so, you must under- uncover may not be relevant. For example, in chroni- stand the relationship between it and general historical cling the history of a Lutheran congregation in Texas, trends. Remember to keep things in perspective, a lengthy discussion of Martin Luther would detract however. You must decide what information is worth from the story of the local church. Addressing the gathering, examining and analyzing. Decide how classic questions Who? What? When? Where? and much depth and detail is required. Focus your efforts How? may help you define your objectives.

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Freedman’s Town Historic District, , Harris County. This view reveals the Consider the following examples: cohesive architectural charac- WHO? teristics of the historically Who were the individuals (owners, occupants, African American neighborhood builder, architect, founder, etc.) involved with that evolved in Houston’s the topic? Fouth Ward during the late- 19th and early-20th centuries. Discuss the details of their lives, including place Documentation helped of birth, education, military/civic service, dates of preservationists develop proto- birth and death. types or compatible new Discuss the significance of their contributions to construction in this National local history. Register Historic district.

WHAT?

What was the property called at the time it was Houston 1920 associated with the important events, institution or persons, or when it acquired its important physical characteristics?

How many buildings, structures or other resources make up the property?

What are the property's historic characteristics and functions?

What is the current condition of the property, including the exterior, grounds, setting and interior? Fort Davis, Jeff Davis County. Drawings by architects, builders and artists can WHEN? provide valuable insight about the history When was the property constructed, and when did of structures. Documented in 1965, it attain its current form? this drawing of the officers quarters at Fort Davis guided restoration efforts. Define the period of time (beginning/ending) associated with the topic. Taken from Texas Catalog: Historic American Building Survey.ants to the set- tlement of Texas during the 19th century. 5 When did changes occur, and how have they affected Do not overlook the site of a building or event as a the property’s historic integrity? source of information. Walk through the property and gather information that describes it, noting distinctive What was happening at this time in the community, features and obvious changes and alterations. Try to region, state or nation that affected the topic? gain an understanding of the relationship between buildings and their settings. Compare architectural WHERE? characteristics with other buildings in the community Describe the sites associated with the topic, of similar age and style. Note interior materials and including former locations. room arrangements.

Describe the property’s location, size and boundaries. Consistently record relevant information as well as its source. Good notes and proper citations for Relate the property to its surrounding community research materials will facilitate the next step in the or landscape. research process: synthesizing and analyzing the facts. HOW? What were the underlying causes/patterns of development associated with the topic?

How is the topic significant in community, regional or state history?

CONDUCT RESEARCH El Paso 1930 Guardian Angel Catholic Use primary and secondary sources to help construct Church, El Paso. Research the history of your topic. Background reading identi- in the congregational fies major themes that affected the topic. Decide archives turned up which questions need to be answered based on this invaluable primary source background reading. If necessary, alter, discard or material, including this add questions as the project proceeds. c. 1930 photograph of a Identify sources of historical information to answer historically Hispanic research questions. See APPENDIX A on page 10 congregation’s house of for the kinds of resources available. You can find worship. It is essential to information in the collections of owners, neighbors consult such records when or community libraries. Contact all organizations and compiling the narrative institutions holding source materials and discuss your history. project with the staff, as this often may elicit research leads and additional information. Check public records such as deeds, mortgages, surveys and maps for relevant information. Make inquiries of past owners, local historians and other people with special knowledge of the research topic.

Deed research need not be exhaustive and should be focused on the property or topic you are researching. Historic photographs are excellent sources of infor- mation. Descendants of builders or occupants are usually good sources for early photographs. A growing number of local history collections maintain photo- graphic archives. TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION

6 Reed-McCampbell- Wiess Ranch complex, Goliad County. This site plan shows the relationship between the main house and the various outbuildings that were necessary to sustain a historic ranching operation. Developed during the late-19th and early-20th centuries, the entire complex was designated a Recorded Texas TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Historic Landmark Goliad County in 1991. SYNTHESIZE AND ANALYZE as they relate to the topic, noting characteristics such as population density and patterns of land use. This step involves organizing and analyzing the collected information. Constructing an outline will In analyzing the significant contributions of people, help organize concepts and develop themes related focus on their major achievements and how they to the research topic. Summarize the information influenced life in the region, state or nation. Evaluate collected and analyzed. Consider whether your the role of the individual in spreading distinctive sources present unbiased information about your topic. culture, religion or philosophy in a geographical area. For instance, a family history written by a family The individual’s contributions should be explained member may not include significant information such and documented as fully as possible. as divorces, legal difficulties, medical problems, etc. Note important patterns, events, persons, architectural In addition to gathering relevant contextual informa- types or styles and cultural values relevant to the tion as outlined above, evaluating an architecturally topic. Consider trends in area settlement and significant property involves establishing the development, aesthetic and artistic values embodied construction date, identities of people associated with in the architecture and the specific physical charac- the property and, for businesses or institutions, its teristics of a property. Describe its location and various names. Note the building’s relationship to current condition. types, styles, time periods and methods of construc- tion. Identify the contributions of principal architects, Appropriate background information includes a landscape architects, artists, builders or designers. discussion of the area’s geography, settlement Examine the evolution and distinguishing features patterns and the related social and cultural environ- of the artisan’s work that relate to this property. ment. Examine how natural features and natural Consider the impact of architectural characteristics resources (climate, terrain, soil conditions, waterways) such as scale, proportion, materials, workmanship, shaped transportation routes, commerce, industry, stylistic details, spatial arrangement, construction immigration and settlement patterns. Research techniques and aesthetic qualities. historic patterns of community or regional growth 7 WRITING THE HISTORY Your paper should answer the classic questions Who? What? When? Where? and How? Answer the questions that helped you define your objectives. The key element in applying for historical recogni- It may be helpful to have someone not associated tion is a narrative history that demonstrates historical with the project read your paper to see if they under- significance. This research paper must be complete, stand the significance of your topic. Have you orderly, concise and fully documented. adequately explained aspects such as how a property developed at a particular site or how an event or Start at the beginning. Tell the history of the topic or topic was important to the community? Have you property in chronological order. Weave in general convinced the reader the topic or property merits references to community, regional, state or national official recognition? Did you bring the topic up to history as they relate to the topic under considera- date and include its full history? tion. Discuss significant individuals, events and organizations that directly affected the history of the topic or property. Discuss forces that shaped its DOCUMENTATION evolution, such as patterns of development or family growth. In writing the narrative history, continue to The use of reliable sources and careful citation are analyze facts, clarify themes and demonstrate signifi- essential to prepare an acceptable history for a marker cance. Pay attention to detail, and double check application or National Register nomination. Consult original research sources as necessary throughout different types of sources during the course of the writing process. research and, whenever possible, consult primary source material.

Point (Port) Isabel, Cameron County. Historic photographs often document dramatic changes in a community. In this c. 1910 photograph of Point Isabel it is clear the railroad has supplanted earlier methods of shipping, represented byPort the lighthouse in the background. Isabel 1910 Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin, Robert Runyon Collection

8 The use of poorly documented secondary sources reproduce views of the property as they appear in may inadvertently perpetuate erroneous information. historic photographs. Primary sources include such records as contempora- neous newspaper accounts, diaries, meeting minutes, The following vantage points are recommended to legal documents and deeds or census records. Oral fully document the building: histories collected from authoritative sources are also valuable research tools if properly documented. The main facade A view showing front and side elevation Facts that cannot be assumed to be common knowl- A view showing rear and opposite edge should be documented with a reference note. side elevations Such facts include important dates, events and details Building details such as front entrance, that directly relate to the topic or property being typical window, cornerstone, chimney, roof dormers considered for designation. Any claim of uniqueness and trim (for example, earliest, first, oldest, only, largest, etc.) Outbuildings such as garage, barn, shed must be accompanied by factual documentation from The context — the building in its surroundings an authoritative and unbiased source. Remember to label the backs of all photographs Reference notes and bibliographic citations should lightly with a soft lead (#1) pencil or with an archival be presented so that the reader can go directly to the marker. Indicate the subject of the photo, address, sources of information. Although notes and biblio- county and state, photographer’s name, date of photo graphic citations include similar information, they and direction of view. serve different purposes. Reference notes inform readers of the precise location (date, volume and Floor plans showing the historic arrangement of page number of a deed record) of a fact within the rooms, as well as subsequent alterations and additions, source. Bibliographies provide a list and the location enable the reviewer to visualize the evolution of a for all sources consulted, even if they are not historic property. In addition, a site plan of the specifically cited in the narrative. property reveals the relationship of a building to its immediate surroundings. A site plan should include The content of a reference note is more important the footprint of all buildings, fences, driveways, than its form or placement (at the foot of the page, wells, major vegetation, etc. Demonstrate the impor- at the end of the document or in parentheses within tance of a property and its place in history with a the narrative). For additional assistance in preparing city or county map showing how the property relates reference notes and bibliographies, please consult to the community around it. Simple sketches are the “Documenting Local History” information sheet sufficient. available upon request from the THC History Programs Division or style manuals such as Turabian's CONCLUSION A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations or The Chicago Manual of Style listed We hope the tools and strategies presented in this on page 14 in APPENDIX C of this guide. guide are helpful. You may also rely on the expertise and experience of your county historical commission ATTACHMENTS for guidance with your project. The THC staff is available for further assistance. We look forward to Photographs, floor plans, site plans and maps are as your contributions to preserving Texas’ heritage. important as written records in documenting historic properties. Invaluable for the information they convey, historic photographs must be submitted with the documentation of a building under consideration for RTHL or NR designation. In addition, current black and white photographs should illustrate all exterior elevations, noteworthy details and streetscapes in a simple and direct manner. Main rooms and notable www.thc.state.tx.us interior features also should be photographed. Try to 9 APPENDIX A: SOURCES OF Publications (information on style Oral Histories INFORMATION and date, biographies of architects) Minority history, social history, busi- Pattern books (residential, agricultural, ness history, building evolution and uses commercial) The Building Itself (for NR and When researching a historic topic, Family Papers RTHLs) both primary sources and secondary Deeds (ownership, property value, Comparative information with other sources should be used. Primary sources associated improvements) buildings, evidence of changes and might include original writings and Letters and diaries (biographical evolution, construction techniques, archival materials. Secondary sources information, building information, wall paper and paint from historic such as published histories also should social and economic history) periods, hardware be consulted. The following list suggests Photographs (biographical information, the types of records to consider in building information) researching and the kinds of information Genealogical information (family APPENDIX B: RESEARCH they reveal. For further guidance, relationships) COLLECTIONS see NR Bulletin — Researching a Estate records (dates, building infor- Historic Property for a complete guide mation, transfers of land not recorded to research materials and location by deeds) of examples. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT Directories and Gazettes Government Records National Archives & Records City directories (addresses, approxi- Administration Municipal (building permits, minutes mate dates, occupations) of official meetings, ordinances, tax (Archives I) Business directories (addresses, 7th St. & Ave. NW records) images of building, approximate dates) Contracts (abstracts of title, court Washington, DC 20408 Social directories (biographical 202/501-5400 public reference information records, deeds, probate records, tax information) records, mechanics liens) 202/501-5410 genealogy information Rural directories (trading connections, www.nara.gov State (land records, homestead records, farm locations) mineral rights records, transportation National Archives at College Park records) Maps and Plats Federal (census) (Archives II) Sanborn maps (plans, dates of con- 8601 Adelphi Rd. Military (pension records, biographical struction, materials, settlement patterns) information) College Park, MD 20740-6001 Bird’s Eye View maps (building 301/713-6800 information, settlement patterns, www.nara.gov Institutional Records natural features) Cemetery (family relationships, birth Property and subdivision plats (build- National Archives Southwest Region and death dates) ing hierarchies, dates, settlement Church (biographical information on 501 W. Felix St., Bldg. 1 patterns) P.O. Box 6216 birth, death, marriage; congregational Tourist guides (dates, recreation records) Fort Worth, Texas 76115-0216 habits, histories) 817/334-5525 School (biographical information, Landscaping layouts (land use building information, social history) www.nara.gov changes, outbuildings, agricultural or Holdings focus on historic records of Fraternal (membership information, garden history) dates, building information) federal agencies in Texas, , Louisiana, and ; complete set Photographs and Printed Images of U.S. census on microfilm. Corporate Records Family photographs (biographical Ledgers, client files, advertisements, information, building evolution, land- Lyndon Baines Johnson Library mortgages scape changes) 2313 Red River Postcards (biographical information, Austin, TX 78705 Published Histories building evolution, landscape changes) County (information on buildings, 512/916-5136 people, institutions, events) www.lbjlib.utexas.edu Newspapers and Journals Holdings focus on materials relating to Community (information on buildings, Advertisements (owner information, people, institutions, events) the life of President Johnson and dates, building information, neighbor- American politics from the 1930s Business (commercial trends, economic hood development) base of community) through the 1970s. Society pages (biographical informa- Fraternal (building information, social tion on civic leaders, institutional history) history) Obituaries (biographical information) Articles (significant local events, Architectural Sources economic history, social history, build- Drawings (architect/builder, original ing information) appearance, date, specifications)

10 STATE GOVERNMENT Texas A&M University – Commerce 915/837-8388 James G. Gee Library http://libit.sulross.edu General Land Office P.O. Box 3011 Holdings focus on the history of the Stephen F. Austin State Office Building Commerce, TX 75429-3011 region, with emphasis on 1700 N. Congress Ave. 903/886-5718 ranching, mining, small businesses and Austin, TX 78701-1495 http://multimedia.tamu-commerce.edu/ domestic life between 1870 and 1930. 512/463-5277 library/arc.htm www.glo.state.tx.us Holdings focus on oral history in the Heartman Negro Collection Holdings focus on Spanish, Mexican areas of railroads, , Texas Southern University and land grants. cotton and medicine in . 3100 Cleburne Houston, TX 77004 Texas Historical Commission Library John B. Coleman Library 713/313-7149 1510 N. Congress Ave. Prairie View A&M University Holdings focus on African American P.O. Box 12276 Prairie View, TX 77446 heritage in Texas. Austin, TX 78711 936/857-2012 512/463-5753 www.tamu.edu/pvamu/library/index.html John E. Conner Museum www.thc.state.tx.us/main.thc/library.html Holdings focus on the history of educat- Texas A&M University – Kingsville Holdings include Texana, museum ing African Americans in Texas and the 905 W. Santa Gertrudis Ave. studies and heritage tourism book history of the Agricultural Extension Kingsville, TX 78363 collection, archeology reports, historical Service. 512/593-2810 marker application files, National www.tamuk.edu/museum/index.html Register nomination files, slides Woodson Research Center Holdings focus on the history of the and photographs. MS44 Brush Country, with an emphasis on the Spanish and Mexican heritage of Texas State Library & Archives 6100 South Main St. the region. 1201 Brazos St. P.O. Box 1892 P.O. Box 12927 Houston, TX 77251-1892 Cushing Memorial Library, Austin, TX 78711-2927 713/348-2586 University Archives 512/463-5426 www.rice.edu/Fondren/Woodson Texas A&M University www.tsl.state.tx.us Holdings focus on individuals influential College Station, TX 77843-5000 Holdings focus on materials relating in the and the 979/845-1951 to the and its university. http://library.tamu.edu/cushing governments, such as Texas military Holdings focus on the history of records (including Republic of Texas, DeGolyer Library , technology and politics Texas Ranger and Civil War service Southern Methodist University of Texas. and pension records), election records, P. O. Box 750396 governors’ papers, newspapers, city , TX 75275-0396 Southwest Collection directories, photographs, books relating 214/768-2012 Special Collections Archives Building to Texas communities and more. www.smu.edu/cul/degolyer Texas Tech University Holdings focus on history of the P.O. Box 41041 UNIVERSITIES American West, with an emphasis on Lubbock, TX 79409-1041 railroads, business, mining, land 806/742-3749 Institute for Oral History development, agriculture and ranching. www.lib.ttu.edu/swc/ Baylor University Holdings focus on the history of the P.O. Box 97271 Special Collections Department American Southwest, with an emphasis Waco, TX 76798-7271 (East Texas Research Library) on ranching, oil and cotton. 254/710-3437 Ralph W. Steen Library www.baylor.edu/Oral_History/ Stephen F. Austin State University Blagg-Huey Library Holdings focus on oral history interviews P.O. Box 13055 SFA Station Texas Woman's University in the areas of ethnic, religious and Nacogdoches, TX 75962-3055 P.O. Box 425528 business history. 936/468-4100 Denton, TX 76204 http://libweb.sfasu.edu/etrc/etrchome. 940/898-3751 Texas Collection htm#collect www.twu.edu/library/about.htm Baylor University Holdings focus on the history of life, Holdings focus on women and Texas P.O. Box 97142 culture and economy in East Texas, history. Waco, TX 76798 with a special emphasis on forestry. 254/710-3437 Local History Collection/Special www.baylor.edu/Library/Texas/ Archives of the Big Bend Collections Holdings focus on Texas history, with Bryan Wildenthal Memorial Library Victoria College/Univiversity of an emphasis on transportation, religion, Sul Ross State University Houston at Victoria education and ethnic groups. P.O. Box C-149 2602 N. Ben Jordan Alpine, TX 79832 Victoria, TX 77901 11 361/570-4176 Department of Special Collections Holdings focus on the history of http://lois.vic.uh.edu/ University of Texas at El Paso Catholic parishes throughout Texas and Holdings focus on history of Victoria El Paso, TX 79968-0582 the Southwest. and surrounding counties. 915/747-5683 http://libraryweb.utep.edu/ Archives of the Episcopal Church University Archives Holdings focus on the history of El Paso 606 Rathervue Place A.M. Willis Jr. Library and surrounding region, with an empha- P.O. Box 2247 University of sis on the of 1910. Austin, TX 78768 P.O. Box 305190 512/472-6816 Denton, TX 76203-5190 Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum www.episcopalarchives.org 940/565-2413 Research Center Holdings focus on the records of the www.library.unt.edu/ A&M University Episcopal Church throughout the U.S. Holdings focus on history of Texas 2401 4th Ave. and the Southwest, with an emphasis WTAMU Box 60967 Texas Lutheran Church Archives on business records. Canyon, TX 79016 Texas Lutheran University 806/651-2244 1000 W. Court St. Division of Special Collections www.wtamu.edu/museum/research. Seguin, TX 78155-5999 University of Texas at Arlington ctr.html 830/372-8100 702 College St. Holdings focus on the settlement and Holdings focus on the Texas synods P.O. Box 19497 development of the Texas Panhandle. of the Lutheran Church Arlington, TX 76019-0497 817/272-3393 REGIONAL LOCAL http://libraries.uta.edu/speccoll/ Holdings focus on Texas and South- Department of Photographs Austin History Center western history, politics, cartography Amon Carter Museum Austin Public Library and an extensive North Texas 3501 Camp Bowie Blvd. 810 Guadalupe photography collection. Fort Worth, TX 76101-2695 P.O. Box 2287 817/738-1933 Austin, TX 78701 Alexander Architectural Archive www.cartermuseum.org/photography_ 512/499-7480 Battle Hall set.html www.ci.austin.tx.us/library/lbahc.htm The General Libraries Holdings focus on photography in the Holdings focus on the history of Austin P.O. Box P American West. and Travis County. University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX 78713-8916 Daughters of the Republic of Texas Tyrrell Historical Library 512/495-4621 Library 695 Pearl St. www.lib.utexas.edu/libs/APL/AAA/ The Alamo P.O. Box 3827 index.html P.O. Box 2599 Beaumont, TX 77701 Holdings focus on all aspects of the , TX 78299 409/833-2759 work of architects in Texas and across 210/225-1391 Holdings focus on the history of the nation. www.drtl.org Beaumont and the region, with an Holdings focus on the history of Texas, emphasis on genealogical information. The Center for American History with an emphasis on the Spanish and Sid Richardson Hall 2.101 Mexican colonial, Republic and early Corpus Christi Central Public University of Texas at Austin statehood periods. Library Austin, TX 78712 Local History Collection 512/495-4515 Institute of Texan Cultures 805 Comanche www.cah.utexas.edu 801 South Bowie St. Corpus Christi, TX 78401 Holdings focus on the historical devel- San Antonio, TX 78205-3296 361/880-7030 opment of Texas, the American South 210/458-2300 www.library.ci.corpus-christi.tx.us/local- and Southwest and the university. www.texancultures.utsa.edu/main/ his/lh.htm Holdings focus on general Texas history Holdings focus on the history of the city Humanities Research Center Library emphasizing ethnic history, with an and Nueces County, with an emphasis University of Texas at Austin extensive photo archive. on family, municipal and county records. 21st and Guadalupe Streets P.O. Drawer 7219 RELIGIOUS Dallas Historical Society Austin, TX 78713-7219 Research Center Library and Archives 512/471-9119 Catholic Archives of Texas Hall of State, www.hrc.utexas.edu 1600 North Congress Ave. P.O. Box 150038 Holdings focus on English, French P.O. Box 13124 Dallas, TX 75315-0038 and American literary history, Austin, TX 78711 214/421-4500 the history of science, photography 512/476-6296 www.startext.net/interact/how.htm and theater arts. www.onr.com/user/cat

12 Holdings focus on the County prior to 1900, with emphasis practical advice on conducting oral and North . on Hispanics, African Americans and history interviews. Native Americans. Texas/Dallas History & Archives Texas Historical Commission. Division San Antonio Public Library Guidelines for Listing your 600 Soledad Neighborhood in the National Register 1515 Young St. San Antonio, TX 78205 of Historic Places. Step-by-step Dallas, TX 75201 201/207-2500 instructions. 214/749-4146 www.sat.lib.tx.us/ www.texasashf.org/unionguide/D/ Holdings focus on the city and Texas Historical Commission. txdalhist.html the region. Guidelines for Listing your Property in Holdings focus on the history of the the National Register of Historic Places. city and Dallas County, with an San Antonio Conservation Society Step-by-step instructions. emphasis on the 20th century. Library 107 King William St. U.S. Department of the Interior. Genealogy & Local History San Antonio, TX 78204-1399 National Park Service. How to Apply the Department 210/224-6163 National Register Criteria for Fort Worth Public Library www.saconservation.org Evaluation. Technical guide to evaluat- 500 W. 3rd Holdings focus on the history of ing the significance of properties Fort Worth, TX 76102-7305 San Antonio and Bexar County and nominated to the NR. 817/871-7740 the region www.fortworthlibrary.org/genlhst.htm U.S. Department of the Interior. Holdings focus on history of the city Also check for sources of local National Park Service. How to Complete and region. history and genealogical information the National Register Registration at county courthouses, local Form. Technical guide to applying for Rosenberg Library museums, college libraries, religious NR listing. 2310 Sealy institutions and local history Galveston, TX 77550 collections at public libraries. U.S. Department of the Interior. 409/763-8854 National Park Service. Researching a www.rosenberg-library.org Historic Property. Informative introduc- Holdings focus on materials dealing tion to basic sources and techniques with Texas as a Republic and the APPENDIX C: for collecting data to nominate properties history of Galveston and the upper Gulf ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY to the NR. coast during the 19th and 20th centuries, including extensive information on U.S. Department of the Interior. immigration. $5 search fee. National Park Service. Preservation TECHNICAL BRIEFS Briefs. A useful series of pamphlets Houston Metropolitan Research AVAILABLE THROUGH dealing with technical problems in Center THE TEXAS HISTORICAL preservation such as log buildings, Houston Public Library COMMISSION adobe and historic signs. Available 500 McKinney on the web at: Houston, TX 77002 Texas Historical Commission. Official www2.cr.nps.gov/tps/index.htm 713/236-1313 Texas Historical Markers: Guidelines www.hpl.lib.tx.us/hmrc.html and Application Form. Outlines the RESEARCH GUIDES Holdings focus on materials relating to criteria and policies guiding application the historic development of the city for a state marker. Butchart, Ronald E. Local Schools. and region. (1986) Published by American Texas Historical Commission. Association for State and Local History Clayton Genealogical Library Preserving Historic Cemeteries: (AASLH) as part of the Nearby History Houston Public Library Texas Preservation Guidelines. Series*; provides guidance in exploring 5300 Caroline Explains technical issues related to the history of education in the reader’s Houston, TX 77004-6896 preservation of cemeteries. community. 713/284-1999 www.hpl.lib.tx.us/clayton Texas Historical Commission. Historic Danzer, Gerald A. Public Places. (1987) Texas Cemetery Designation Guidelines Published by AASLH as part of the Fort Concho Library & Archives and Application Form. Outlines the Nearby History Series; provides guidance 630 S. Oakes criteria and policies guiding designation in exploring the history of monuments, San Angelo, TX 76903 of historic cemeteries. public buildings, streets and parks in the 915/655-4442 reader’s community. www.fortconcho.com Texas Historical Commission. Holdings focus on the history of the Fundamentals of Oral History: fort, San Angelo and Tom Green Texas Preservation Guidelines. Offers 13 Felt, Thomas E. Researching, Writing, University of Chicago Press. The Harris, Cyril M., ed. Historic Architecture and Publishing Local History. (1981) Chicago Manual of Style. (2001) Sourcebook. (1977) Excellent dictionary Published by AASLH; a resourceful An authoritative guide to presentation of historic architectural terms. guide with advice of historical inquiry, of documentation in research papers. documentation, sources of information, Henry, Jay C. Architecture in Texas and design and production of works Wind, James P. Places of Worship. 1895–1945. (1993) Social history of on local history. (1990) Published by AASLH as part of Texas architecture, including public the Nearby History Series; provides buildings and residential design. Howe, Barbara J. et al. Houses and guidance in exploring the history of Homes. (1987) Published by AASLH religious congregations in the reader’s Howard, Hugh. How Old is This House? as part of the Nearby History Series; community. (1989) Help for the beginner, including provides guidance in exploring the stylistic information, construction details history of residences in the reader’s *Most AASLH research guides are and research pointers. community. available through your local library or from AASLH, 1717 Church St., Jakle, John A., et al. Common Houses Kerr, K. Austin et al. Local Businesses. Nashville, TN 37203-2991. Online in America’s Small Towns: the Atlantic (1990) Published by AASLH as part ordering at www.aaslh.org Seaboard to the Mississippi Valley. of the Nearby History Series; provides (1989) Academic study of vernacular guidance in exploring the history of BOOKS forms useful for its parallels to Texas. commercial enterprises in the reader’s community. Alexander, Drury Blakely. Texas Jordan, Terry. Texas Graveyards: a Homes of the 19th Century (1966) Cultural Legacy. (1982) A scholarly Kyvig, David E. and Myron A. Marty. The standard reference on houses of investigation of the cultural traditions Exploring the Past Around You. (1982) the period. of cemeteries in Texas. Published by AASLH as part of the Nearby History Series; provides Blumenson, John. Identifying American Longstreth, Richard. The Buildings of guidance in exploring the history Architecture (1981 rev. ed.) A guide to Main Street. (rev. ed. 2000) A useful around the reader. common architectural styles. guide to the history of American commercial architecture. Light, Sally. House Histories: a Guide Burns, John A., ed. Recording Historic to Tracing the Genealogy of Your Structures. (1989) An informative Maddex, Diane, ed. All About Old Home. (1989) A very helpful introduc- guide to the full range of techniques for Buildings: the Whole Preservation tion to the complete process of looking documenting historic properties. Catalog. (1985) Excellent reference for at a house and researching its past. sources of information and products. Ching, Francis D.K. A Visual Merritt, Carole. Historic Black Dictionary of Architecture (1997). McAlester, Virginia and Lee. A Field Resources. (1984) A handbook for A lavishly illustrated technical and Guide to American Houses. (1984) the identification and documentation stylistic guide. A comprehensive and heavily illustrated of historic African American properties guide; possibly the best general intro- in Georgia that contains information Dean, Jeff. Architectural Photography. duction to architectural history. The relevant to similar efforts in Texas. (1982) Informative guide with easy authors, who are from Dallas, rely to follow technical advice. extensively on examples of buildings National Historic Publications and in Texas. Records Commission. Directory of Fire Insurance Maps in the Library Archives and Manuscript Repositories of Congress: Plans of North American Phillips, Steven J. Old-House Dictionary: in the . (1988) Cities and Towns Produced by the an Illustrated Guide to American Informative descriptions of holdings of Sanborn Map Co. (1981) Lists all the Domestic Architecture. (1983) A handy historical research materials organized Sanborn maps ever produced, a valuable guide to terms that includes informative by location. research tool for documenting the illustrations, cross references and a list evolution of settlement patterns in of resources. Texas Historical Commission. communities, as well as changes Researching Military History. to individual buildings. Robinson, Willard B. Gone from Texas. Offers advice regarding references (1981) An interesting history of the sources and repositories. Gottfried, Herbert and Jan Jennings. state’s lost architectural heritage. American Vernacular Design, Turabian, Kate L. A Manual for 1870–1940: an Illustrated Glossary. Roth, Leland. A Concise History of Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and (1985) Traditional American architec- American Architecture (1979). A good Dissertations. (1996) An authoritative ture explained in basic detail. overview of major architectural guide to presentation of documentation movements in the U.S. in research papers. Guide to Genealogical Research in the National Archives. (1982) Best expla- nation of census information. 14 Stephens, A. Ray. Historical Atlas of Old House Journal. Perhaps the best Texas. (1989) Graphic presentation of periodical offering practical advice for This project was funded in part through a Historic information about historical and the owner of a historic house; regularly Preservation Fund grant from the National Park cultural geography patterns in our state. presents historical profiles, research Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, as admin- tips, restoration guidance, landscaping istered by the Texas Historical Commission. Texas State Historical Association. suggestions and preservation product The contents and opinions, however, do not The New . 6 vols sources. necessarily reflect the views and policies of the (1996) The standard reference work on Department of the Interior, nor does the mention Texas history. Also available online at Preservation News. Newsletter provides of trade names or commercial products constitute http://tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/. current information from the field of endorsement or recommendation by the preservation published bimonthly by the Department of the Interior. Upton, Dell. America’s Architectural National Trust for Historic Preservation. Roots. This program receives federal funds from the (1986) An informative National Park Service Regulations of the U.S. discussion of the contributions made by SAH Journal. The Society of Department of the Interior strictly prohibit unlawful ethnic groups to our built environment. Architectural Historians publishes this discrimination in departmental Federally Assisted quarterly containing scholarly articles Programs on the basis of race, color, national Walker, Lester. American Shelter: and book reviews on architectural origin, age or handicap. Any person who believes an Illustrated Encyclopedia of the history. he or she has been discriminated against in any American Home. (1981) An illustrated program, activity or facility operated by a compendium of styles combined with Southwestern Historical Quarterly. recipient of federal assistance should write to: cultural and geographical information. Published by the Texas State Historical Director, Equal Opportunity Program, Association, provides scholarly articles U.S. Department of the Interior, Whiffen, Marcus. American on the history of Texas and the National Park Service, P.O. Box 37127, Architecture Since 1780: A Guide to Southwest. Washington, D.C. 20013-7127. the Styles (1992 rev. ed.) A guide to common architectural styles. VAF Newsletter. Published by the Vernacular Architecture Forum; provides TEXAS REGIONAL information on current research into ARCHITECTURAL GUIDES common building types and includes an extensive bibliography. These city and regional architectural guides are well illustrated and feature Winterthur Portfolio. Published by the maps, photographs and information on Winterthur Museum; contains informa- specific buildings, neighborhoods tion about material culture, focusing on and architects: historic furniture and interiors.

Carson, Chris & William McDonald. A Guide to San Antonio Architecture. (1986)

Fox, Stephen & Ellen Beasley. Galveston Architectural Guidebook. (1996)

Fox, Stephen, et. al. Houston, An Architectural Guide. (1990)

Fuller, Larry Paul (ed.) AIA Guide to Dallas (1999) PERIODICALS

Historic Preservation. Informative articles on preservation issues published bimonthly by the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

Nineteenth Century. Emphasizing decorative arts of the Victorian era, this periodical is published by the Victorian Society in America.

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Cover photo: World War 1 Victory Parade, Congress Avenue, Austin, 1919. The cover illustration documents the historic appearance of Congress Avenue in Austin. Buildings shown in the photograph have been honored with both National Register and Recorded Texas Historic Landmark designations. The photograph also suggests the symbolic importance of the avenue as Texas’ Main Street, commemorated by a subject marker. Photo courtesy of Austin History Center, #C00208.

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